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ACPS teachers work hard to succeed within the classroom, despite a global pandemic
Teachers from Alachua County Public Schools have struggled with adapting to new HyFlex teaching formats but have ended the year successfully Graphic by Alex Brown Photo by Alex Brown | The Independent Florida Alligator
When Maryse Alexis first stepped foot into her classroom, she was not met with a large group of hyper children ready to learn and have fun. Instead, she was the only person in the room.
Alexis was hired as a new fourth grade teacher at Lake Forest Elementary School this year, and HyFlex has been her only experience in the classroom.
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Nicole Harris Named 2021 Alachua County Public Schools Teacher Of The Year
By Marlena Carrillo
January 22, 2021
Nicole Harris says all teachers relate to how Mark Nepo begins his poem “Adrift”: “Everything is beautiful and I am so sad. This is how the heart makes a duet of wonder and grief.”
Harris was named 2021 Alachua County Teacher of the Year during a virtual ceremony hosted Thursday by the Education Foundation of Alachua County and held on the school district’s YouTube channel.
An English and African American history teacher at Gainesville High School, Harris, 34, was introduced during the event by a former student, Briyona Lawrence, a founding member of ‘Canes on Da Mic, a literacy arts and civic engagement organization the instructor established.